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Brown Sugar Frosting

Rated as 3.44 out of 5 Stars
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"Great on Praline Cookies (see recipe)"
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Ingredients

servings 59 cals
Original recipe yields 16 servings (2 cups)

Directions

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  1. Cook all ingredients except confectioner's sugar in iron skillet until smooth. Remove and add sugar. Spoon/drizzle over cookies. Frosting will harden when cool!
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 59 calories; 0 g fat; 15.2 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 3 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Substituting 1 cup mild molasses and 1 cup granulated sugar for 1 cup brown sugar will make this have a yummy caramel flavor too.

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I substituted light molasses plus 1 teaspoon Watkins Carmel extract. It was delicious but I had a problem with it setting up too quickly. I couldn't get it spread out over the whole cake, any s...

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Substituting 1 cup mild molasses and 1 cup granulated sugar for 1 cup brown sugar will make this have a yummy caramel flavor too.

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LOVED this easy recipe! After reading the other reviews, I decided to bring the mixture to a slow boil to see if I could get more of a caramel flavor. The flavor was great, but maybe a little ...

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I substituted light molasses plus 1 teaspoon Watkins Carmel extract. It was delicious but I had a problem with it setting up too quickly. I couldn't get it spread out over the whole cake, any s...

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I loved it on the praline cookies!!!

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Nice & simple as I like it...used molasses instead of corn syrup (didn't have), still good, richer flavor

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The brown sugar frosting was very sweet, but it made a nice topping for the Cinnamon Butter Cookies (http://cookie.allrecipes.com/AZ/CinnmnBttrCkies.asp). I just dipped them into the frosting, ...

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too hard to spread, pulls apart the cupcakes. tried adding water to thin it, doesn't taste the same.

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Was great! Just like the one grandma used to make<3!

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Tastes like powdered sugar. I was looking for a more caramel taste. Even the addition of vanilla didn't help. Possibly a good glaze if you are looking to purely add sweetness.

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